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Of course the Fukushima plant was designed by experts with earthquakes in mind but the prospect of a nuclear plant out of control and with no water is hardly likely to be scenario they envisaged. Over at The Reg comforting reassurance is in abundant supply but the issue is nonetheless fairly critical (no pun intended) [...]  The other day someone asked me how to do something on their computer, I told them “Google is your friend”. Google is also my friend, it helps me in numerous ways to keep track of my busy life. stay in touch and most importantly, it is a research bonanza. If it’s public knowledge you are [...] How does one get to be one of five most admired chief executive officers? In Mr Ian Smith’s case you head up a successful media campaign that stops government plans to impose an extra tax on the mining industry. Ian is now the chief executive officer of a goldmining company. The bald faced hypocrisy of the [...] The human race has susceptibility to harm but Mr. Zuckerberg has attained an unenviable record: he has done more harm to the human race than anybody else his age. Strong words although I doubt they will ever dent the meteoric rise of Facebook Inc. If you have any doubts about Facebook and its capacity to invade [...] While Ian Verrender is pondering how Aussie Banks can continue to satisfy the essential capitalist prerequisite of ever increasing profits so as to keep shareholders happy he happened to lapse into disclosing a commonsense truth that is rarely uttered in the public domain. The uproar from the community and from politicians about our banks has been [...] So Facebook wants to extend its dominion over all things social on the net with its new messaging system. The term gmail killer has been floated around and gives some insight into the recent spat between Facebook and Google over contact sharing. The youtube vid is a bit lackluster but that could be deliberate since [...] News that the UK is going to make half a million people redundant has sent a small tremor through my spine. The news sits alongside economic data from the US which shows million still unemployed post the GFC and there is little likelyhood of the unemployed getting jobs anytime soon. Here in Oz the economy is [...] Laura Tingle’s article on the problem of News Corp for Gillard’s government in her Friday column of the AFR has provoked a fair bit of debate over at LP. At the heart of the problem lies two seriously conflicting notions. On one hand, the idea of any government “doing” anything about the so-called free press immediately [...] Sorry but who are we kidding here? The cult of less? Predicated on owning two eBook devices and a laptop with no means of personal transport. Sounds perfect for New York, a place of 20 million people where the streets are too small to fit everyone at once and apartments extend to the height of small [...] Oops just watched a trailer for Unrivalled…urgh what is going on with the world or am I just some latte drinking trendy overeducated and underpaid, indulging in some romantic sensibilities? Lordy lordy be. It seems everywhere you have to have a position on something. Where do I stand on land rights for gay whales? Do [...] |
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